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Delphian Society Collection, 1928-ongoing

KC Manuscript Collection 18

SCOPE AND CONTENT:The Kingsport Delphian Society collection consists primarily of organizational material from the late 1920s. The majority of items are publications from the national Delphian Society. Kingsport’s Delphian Society formed in 1931 and existed at least 50 years and sought to help educate women through small group discussions. Local items of interest include the club’s yearbooks which contain membership lists, a letter from Mrs. C. H. Rollins and a photograph of Charles Rollins.

ARRANGEMENT/SERIES DESCRIPTION:

The collection is arranged into two series, as follows: Series I, Publications, 1928-1992 and undated, Boxes 1-3; Series II, Membership and Organizational Records, 1952-2008, Box 4. Scrapbook, Box 5. Both series are arranged alphabetically by title or subject.

RESTRICTIONS:There are no restrictions on use of this collection for research purposes. The researcher assumes full responsibility for observing all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

ACQUISITION:
Katharine Rollins Caruthers donated this collection in July 1995. Additions to the collection were made in September 2010. Other additions have been made on an ongoing basis.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL NOTE

The Delphian Society promoted the education of women through group work circa 1928. They published several volumes of books containing an outline of human knowledge for the use of conversation. The Delphian Society of Kingsport formed in 1931 and existed for at least fifty years. The society sought to educate women through small group discussions.

PROCESSED BY:Jeff A. Jenson processed the collection and developed the finding aid in January 2006. Revisions to the finding aid were made by Brianne Wright in October 2010. In 2013, the Society’s scrapbook (formerly KCMC 372) was combined with the current collection and the finding aid was revised accordingly.